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Smoody
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I haven't purchased..got to think on this one..lol
Need fast advice on ym336d
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284 International
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Uh, wow. Just...wow. It looks like they used the ends of a full-floater Dana 60 and welded the drums or something onto the hubs, then used only 3 lug nuts to "secure" the wheel...
The hood looks to be there and the tin looks in decent shape apart from the damaged corner. This is one of the times where I'm tempted to say the mechanical aspects of the tractor are much worse than the cosmetics.
Honestly, unless I wanted something from it for another machine, or it was so stupidly cheap (a couple hundred dollars) that I couldn't help myself, this is one of the few I'd pass on. The things that seem wrong are all expensive and complex (Transmission, front axle and drive mechanism) to repair. On top of that, the front end situation is just unsafe to me, and I do all kinds of stupid stuff. I wouldn't want to sell it, because I think it's unsafe. I for sure wouldn't use it to replace another machine like your 226D, which I really liked using and worked well.
The loader looks to be a good one, and the engine has some value. Otherwise, I honestly suspect you'll be money ahead to avoid repairing the front end properly and just buy one in reasonable condition to start with. It is almost certainly worth some profit parted out; I just hate dealing with individual items and that many buyers.
The troubles I see with the tractor are not the deferred maintenance or neglect sort of problems I love to see when I'm looking for a bargain. These are deliberately abusive, unsafe woes. Nobody accidentally, negligently, or lazily scabs outers from a fullsized American truck onto the front of a Japanese tractor. That level of ambition to me either means they are competent and know what they are doing (In which case the 4 wheel drive would work, the shifter, which is really a mega-strength of the Powershift machines, would be easy to use, it would drive, etc), or else they are such knuckleheads that they don't even know what they are doing is stupid and unsafe, so create hazards where none need be, and endanger all future operators of the machine, in addition to fouling up their own equipment unnecessarily. I don't think this work was done with wisdom, obviously, which leaves only bad alternatives.
If you buy it, I hope it works out well for you. Domush did a fine job getting his abused 336D back in working order, so it certainly can be done with enough time, determination and money.
The hood looks to be there and the tin looks in decent shape apart from the damaged corner. This is one of the times where I'm tempted to say the mechanical aspects of the tractor are much worse than the cosmetics.
Honestly, unless I wanted something from it for another machine, or it was so stupidly cheap (a couple hundred dollars) that I couldn't help myself, this is one of the few I'd pass on. The things that seem wrong are all expensive and complex (Transmission, front axle and drive mechanism) to repair. On top of that, the front end situation is just unsafe to me, and I do all kinds of stupid stuff. I wouldn't want to sell it, because I think it's unsafe. I for sure wouldn't use it to replace another machine like your 226D, which I really liked using and worked well.
The loader looks to be a good one, and the engine has some value. Otherwise, I honestly suspect you'll be money ahead to avoid repairing the front end properly and just buy one in reasonable condition to start with. It is almost certainly worth some profit parted out; I just hate dealing with individual items and that many buyers.
The troubles I see with the tractor are not the deferred maintenance or neglect sort of problems I love to see when I'm looking for a bargain. These are deliberately abusive, unsafe woes. Nobody accidentally, negligently, or lazily scabs outers from a fullsized American truck onto the front of a Japanese tractor. That level of ambition to me either means they are competent and know what they are doing (In which case the 4 wheel drive would work, the shifter, which is really a mega-strength of the Powershift machines, would be easy to use, it would drive, etc), or else they are such knuckleheads that they don't even know what they are doing is stupid and unsafe, so create hazards where none need be, and endanger all future operators of the machine, in addition to fouling up their own equipment unnecessarily. I don't think this work was done with wisdom, obviously, which leaves only bad alternatives.
If you buy it, I hope it works out well for you. Domush did a fine job getting his abused 336D back in working order, so it certainly can be done with enough time, determination and money.
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I don't know what the problem is ,but my bet it's not trapped air in the hydraulic system
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$1200 bucks....but I sure didn't know the front end was a hack job when I made the statement to replace my ym226..that's not happening. I doubt I bite, I guess loader would bring $1200...unless I can find a replacement frontend for it from a junked 336..
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How's this? NO.
There's no hope of restoring that mess to usable condition at reasonable cost. $1200 before you even tow it home is way too much. This Yanmar has been beat to death, it has reached the end of its road.
284 said it all, more elegantly. You are looking at considerable odds that the transmission is unfixable, you already know the 4x4 is broken, The tire$ all need to be replaced, and I suspect there are many unobtainable hard parts hacked or missing. Forget restoring it.
It's worth some $ for parts, to disassemble and resell if you are into that sort of thing. (Probably the engine and loader are the only parts that would sell). The front axle and transmission seem unsalable.
I think this one is worth zero as a restoration prospect and likely less than $1200 as a parts tractor.
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I think wow says alot, this guy needs alot. The front axle does resemble a gm wonder how that happened,also the loader looks like its been modified,Keep your money close at hand on this one
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I took the advice of you yanmar veterans and passed on it. Thanks for all the input.
And I sure don't plan on being a dealer...there is a large amount of yanmars in my area lately and people are giving them a away..this is just a hobby I wish I could collect them all!
And I sure don't plan on being a dealer...there is a large amount of yanmars in my area lately and people are giving them a away..this is just a hobby I wish I could collect them all!
Agree on pass on this one if you are not interested in a re-builder or a parts tractor.
However I see some value if the engine does run well the loader appears to be in working order and back tires hold air. The front hubs intrigue me. :laughing:
I think like 284 they were either pretty decent fabricators and know what the real problems are and was a working repair (albeit dangerous it took some doing) or its a hack and weld job from the deep woods and is not long for this world but cant tell from one pic.
However I see some value if the engine does run well the loader appears to be in working order and back tires hold air. The front hubs intrigue me. :laughing:
I think like 284 they were either pretty decent fabricators and know what the real problems are and was a working repair (albeit dangerous it took some doing) or its a hack and weld job from the deep woods and is not long for this world but cant tell from one pic.